TOP SHOTS (21 December 2024)

The water level in Teesta river has receded during the dry spell of winter. A woman wades through the knee-deep water of the river carrying a load of leafy greens over her head. Photo snapped in Gangachhara area in Rangpur on 21 December 2024.
A child runs along a rural trail following a bicycle tyre. Photo snapped in West Ichli area in Rangpur on 21 December 2024.
A drifting man sleeps under a tree bundled up in a flimsy blanket. Such drifting people suffer the most during the winter season. Photo snapped from the railway station in Sylhet on 21 December 2024.
Many century-old trees still stand tall on Pakshi Railways office premises. These trees were planted while setting up the Railways colony during the British rule. Photo snapped from Pakshi area in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on 21 December 2024.
Every year students receive new textbooks on the first day of the new year. So, new books are being transported to different parts of the country. Two workers unload new textbooks from the truck. Photo snapped from Ichhamati Government Primary School in Radhanagar area of Pabna on 20 December 2024.
The rubber filling at the joints between the spans of Sultana Kamal Bridge have been rubbed off to leave the sections bare. Photo snapped in Demra area of Dhaka on 20 December 2024.